Author: Krobea

The New Juaben Assembly members have failed to confirm the president’s nominee of 65-year-old Comfort Asante for Municipal Chief Executive. The former constituency executive for the ruling party polled 49 votes out of 78, representing 62.8 per cent of total votes cast, falling short of the two-thirds majority required. The highly tensed election saw the Assembly Hall of New Juaben highly packed. Patrons of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by Cocobod’s board chair, Hackman Owusu Agyeman, were hoping the nominee will secure a one-touch endorsement. But the story changed after an hour of voting. Mrs Asante had 49 Yes…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Monday, May 15 for the second phase of his tour of West Africa. The first phase had taken the Ghanaian leader to Togo, Burkina Faso and La Cote d’Ivoire. In a release signed by the Director of Communications at the Flagstaff House, Eugene Arhin, the president will visit Senegal, Guinea and Cape Verde. His first stop in Dakar will end on Wednesday, May 17. He will travel to Conakry immediately after the Dakar visit but will leave on Friday, May 19 for Praia, where he will be for two days. “The visits…

Entertainment pundit Ernestina Afari also known as Silky Sweet says after listening to Obrafour’s latest single, the first minute of the song sounds like a demo song. Some weeks ago Obrafour dropped his much anticipated new single ‘Aseda’ meaning thanksgiving produced by music producer/sound engineer Oteng. “Lyrically, Obrafour will not go wrong. Unfortunately certain things were not right with his latest Aseda song especially the sound,” Silky Sweet said on Accra-based Onua 95.1 FM. “When you played the song, the first minute of what I heard sounds like demo. Honestly, I wasn’t pleased. I was wondering which engineer produced the…

Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education Professor Kwesi Yankah has commended missionaries for the many schools in Ghana. He said the majority of educational institutions that make up the top bracket on many academic leagues are mission schools with most situated in the Central Region. But he said that does not tell in the Region’s performance when it comes to literacy. He said when it comes to literacy, Central Region is the fourth most illiterate region in Ghana after Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions. “Even when you enter the terrain of civic responsibilities and count the…

TV3’s Mothers’ Day celebration was indeed a day to remember as many mothers came to this year’s banquet organised by TV3. This year’s celebration focused on unity between mothers and their children. A mother who had vowed never to speak to her daughter until death because her daughter on so many occasions insulted her – to the extent of accusing her of being a witch – was encouraged to reconcile with her daughter. This emotional and heart-touching reunion was captured live on TV3 as both mother and daughter – Margaret Krampah and Deborah Gyasi respectively – were counselled by a…

There was confusion at the Ghana International Press Center in Accra, following the disruption of a press conference organised by pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) group Action Movement. The group was addressing the press over possible causes of the party’s disappointing performance in the December 7, 2016 elections. Leader Kodzo Hamenya had accused the the National Executive Council and erstwhile leader, John Dramani Mahama, of disrespecting the grassroots, a possible cause of the one-touch defeat. Before finishing his warning to the former president against contesting in 2020, TV3’s Godfred Tanam reports, a dissentient in the audience ordered him to stop trading…

Ant and Dec have dedicated their Bafta TV Award to the Queen after winning a prize for their presentation of her 90th birthday celebration event. The duo won the best live event prize for fronting The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration on ITV last May. The top honours had been expected to go to Netflix’s fictionalised royal drama The Crown, which led the nominations – but it missed out entirely. “Tonight, the Queen has finally won a Bafta,” Dec said after the ceremony. He told BBC News: “She’s never won a Bafta. She was given an honorary fellowship a few years…

The monthly programme to allow ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) communicate their policies to the public is scheduled to start today, Monday, May 15. Dubbed the ‘National Policy Summit’, the programme is a strategic dissemination of information on government programmes and policies, as explained by the Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, at its launch last month. The Summit will begin with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and its agencies since the economy is the priority sector for the current administration. The Summit will be opened by the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. To be held over two days…

Emmanuel Macron is beginning his first day as French president, with picking a prime minster top of his to do list. The appointment is crucial for Mr Macron, who needs to do well in next month’s parliamentary elections to push through his planned economic reforms. Later he will travel to Germany to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel. The 39-year-old former investment banker and economy minister was inaugurated yesterday in a ceremony at the Élysée Palace. He promised to convince people that “the power of France is not declining – that we are on the brink of a great renaissance”. Mr Macron…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government towards the prioritisation of technical education and the skills development of students in the country’s senior high and tertiary institutions, as it holds the key to the country’s industrial development. According to President Akufo-Addo, “if the ambitions we have for this country are going to come into fruition, a great deal of it depends on what is going to happen in places like this. You are going to be at the centre of the industrial revolution of our country. That revolution needs to happen…